Fire in our veins

Sting and the beginning of problems

Hiccup usually came up with amazing ideas, but the dragon wing project seemed to Eira to be one of the less thoughtful ones. Together, the dragon riders watched her little brother fall into the water once, saved by his dragon. At some point, Eira had had enough of this. If her little brother continued, he could do himself serious harm.

- Hiccup you have to stop. If you keep trying, Toothless might not make it. Just think what would happen if you broke your leg. - She walked over to her brother, putting a hand on his shoulder.

- Well, it looks like our flight tests are probably over for the day. - the young Viking looked at the broken parts of his new invention.

- We should get back. All your bruises need... - she was interrupted by a shout coming from the side of a small canyon.

- What was that?

- Sounds like, a dragon in distress. - Fishlegs looked over his shoulder in the direction from which the suspicious sound was coming.

- 'We've got to go, and check it out. - Eira jumped on the Fire wing and took to the air. - Snotlout hurry up!

They flew cautiously in the direction from which the dragon's roars were getting louder. Eira had the unpleasant impression that she had heard them somewhere before. As she pondered on it, she spotted what they were looking for down below.

- Hiccup, it's the Speed Stinger! - She turned the dragon around and landed far enough away to not scare the dragon.

- He's got something wrong with his leg, see? - Fishlegs landed next to Eira and pointed to the dragon's leg, which was bent at an odd angle.

- It looks quite young. Why would it be out during the day? They're nocturnal.

- He must have hurt himself and stopped here while his pack ran on. Hiccup we must help him Speed Stinger has no wings, and now he cannot defend himself. - Eira dismounted from her dragon, looking at the injured dragon.

- Are you going to help him? Guys, she really is going to help him! - Snotlout tried to protest, but it didn't change what Eira was going to do.

- Snotlout, meet Eira. Of course, she's going hepl! - Astrid approached Eira slowly so as not to frighten the dragon away. - Hiccup do you have any ideas?

- I do. But I doubt you'll like it. - Eira gathered everyone together and explained her plan to them.

- This is madness! One stab from that stinger of his, and you will fall!

- Except Snotlout is right.

- Wait, do I have it? Well, of course I do, someone is finally thinking rationally here.

- Hiccup, if that doesn't work then we'll do it your way, okay? - Eira looked at her brother. In addition to healing humans, she also healed dragons. The sounds a wounded dragon made hurt her heart.

- Alright, listen up. Eira do what you think, the rest of you go away to a safe distance and intervene if anything happens. Understood? - Hiccup along with Szczerbak moved further away from the injured Speed Stinger.

As the rest of the gang joined Hiccup, Eira began to slowly approach the injured dragon. As slowly as she could, she pulled off bag and sword, tossing them aside. Without looking into the dragon's eyes, which could only make him more nervous, she walked closer and closer with empty hands. Speed Stinger moved his tail ending in a venomous spike in front of him to defend himself.

- Easy little guy, I just want to help you. See? I'm not going to do anything to you. - She used her soothing voice that she usually used to talk to her patients.